Dawson

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Dawson is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 51,610 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 50,294 as boys and 1,316 as girls. Dawson gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 1999 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	2,666
2023	2,549
2022	2,139
2021	1,928
2020	1,991
2019	2,042
2018	2,197
2017	2,081
2016	1,876
2015	1,660
2014	1,127
2013	1,068
2012	1,068
2011	1,036
2010	1,191
2009	1,181
2008	1,316
2007	1,429
2006	1,576
2005	1,619
2004	1,788
2003	1,832
2002	1,985
2001	2,054
2000	2,349
1999	2,834
1998	1,915
1997	209
1996	195
1995	149
1994	158
1993	117
1992	85
1991	75
1990	65
1989	67
1988	47
1987	44
1986	28
1985	34
1984	32
1983	19
1982	31
1981	23
1980	30
1979	23
1978	18
1977	17
1976	24
1975	18
1974	36
1973	20
1972	14
1971	16
1970	25
1969	15
1968	20
1967	12
1966	16
1965	12
1964	11
1963	21
1962	19
1961	16
1960	17
1959	17
1958	21
1957	27
1956	16
1955	16
1954	23
1953	27
1952	26
1951	32
1950	28
1949	31
1948	39
1947	40
1946	22
1945	16
1944	28
1943	20
1942	21
1941	17
1940	30
1939	32
1938	13
1937	26
1936	29
1935	27
1934	16
1933	20
1932	18
1931	28
1930	22
1929	23
1928	34
1927	22
1926	27
1925	31
1924	35
1923	28
1922	35
1921	36
1920	33
1919	27
1918	28
1917	30
1916	24
1915	30
1914	24
1913	19
1912	14
1911	13
1910	11
1909	6
1907	6
1905	5
1904	10
1901	6
1900	5
1898	5
1891	7
1890	7
1889	5
1888	8
1887	8
1885	5